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‘The Overstory’ author Richard Powers answers your questions
Richard Powers, author of our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “The Overstory,” and Jeff announces the December book selection.
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Political Columnist Michael Gerson On Coping With 'Insidious' Depression
Michael Gerson is a political columnist for the Washington Post and a regular contributor to the NewsHour. But this past weekend, he delivered a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral that focused on a more personal topic: his...
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1 million Russians are HIV-positive, but only a third get treatment
Russia's HIV epidemic is growing by 10 percent per year, and yet many proven HIV prevention and treatment strategies aren't being used. William Brangham and Jason Kane report in collaboration with Jon Cohen of Science Magazine and the...
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At Mt. Vernon, remembering the enslaved people who built America (SRL)
A tour guide at George Washington's Mt. Vernon, who is also a distant relation of a person who was enslaved at the Virginia estate, offers his perspective about American history, slavery and the founding fathers. This story was produced...
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Pastor Reveals The Reasons Behind Covid Vaccine Hesitancy In The Evangelical Community
As of Thursday, more than 64 million Americans are fully vaccinated against
the coronavirus, and many others are eagerly waiting for their shots. But
among white evangelical Americans, interest in the vaccine isn't as
widespread. John...
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This company raised minimum wage to $70K- and it helped business
In 2015, Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price announced he would raise the company's minimum wage to $70,000 a year by 2017 and slash his own compensation by more than 90 percent. More than a year later, Price reports the company's revenue and...
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Landscape photographer races to finish decades of work
Oregon photographer Christopher Burkett is best known for producing large-format film prints of American landscapes, some of the highest resolution color photographs ever created without computer technology. But he only has a limited...
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"Trust Exercise" Author Susan Choi On Power Dynamics And Timely Fiction
Susan Choi’s novel “Trust Exercise” takes place in a high school for the performing arts in an unnamed southern city. But the subjects examined, including consent, power and memory, are universally relevant. “Trust Exercise” won the 2019...
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How schools are forced to close as rural populations dwindle
Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, six-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right...
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Former ABC journalist says Mark Halperin allegations reflect harmful female objectification in TV news
Numerous women have come forward to allege that political journalist and
author Mark Halperin harassed them while he was at ABC. One of those
journalists, Lara Setrakian, now the executive editor of News Deeply, joins
Judy Woodruff...
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Rebuilding a Chicago neighborhood thru connections to Muslim community
The South Side of Chicago has long been plagued with some of the highest crime rates in the nation, but a man of faith is trying to transform the area by focusing on the everyday needs of those who live there. Jeffrey Brown visits the...
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"Heart Berries" Author Terese Marie Mailhot Answers Your Questions
Terese Marie Mailhot, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Heart Berries,” and Jeff announces the February book selection.
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As Taliban Peace Talks Resume, What's At Stake For Afghan Women?
During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban.The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could...
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How the view of an ancient world landmark has sparked a modern legal battle
Greece’s highest court is considering a case about Athenians’ visual access to the landmark Acropolis. Its decision could set a precedent about preserving historic skylines -- and potentially ban construction of high-rise buildings. The...
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How Residents From El Paso Feel About Border Barriers
Amid the roiling national debate about immigration and a border wall, construction crews in El Paso, Texas, are busy replacing 20 miles of wire mesh fencing with a bollard-style structure. Border Patrol says this kind of barrier is...
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Pramila Jayapal On Her Path To Congress And Creating Political Change
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington state, was elected to Congress in 2016. She is the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has become a leader in pushing the party on issues such as Medicare for All. Now...
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Why Iraq's Biblical Paradise Is Becoming A Salty Wasteland
In addition to recovering and rebuilding after a brutal war with ISIS, Iraq is facing a dire water shortage. Levels in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have plummeted, in part because neighboring Turkey built a dam upstream that restricts...
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Dream 'Remembered (August 28, 2003)
A panel of historians and activists reflect on the historic 1963 March on Washington and the enduring significance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Erasing the pain and taboo of fistulas
Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric
fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes
incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the condition can subject
them to shame and...
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Rapper Common, Rev. Moss On Helping Chicago Heal And The ‘Plot’ Against Black America
Homicides in Chicago were up 56% in 2020 compared to the year before. But
efforts are underway to address the city's systemic issues. Award-winning
rapper Common and his pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III, discussed some of their
ideas for...
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To control kids' asthma, this program clears the air at home
For most of the roughly 25 million people in the U.S. with asthma, the disease can be controlled. But uncontrolled asthma can lead to expensive medical interventions. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports on a California program that...
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Justice Scalia Writes How-to Read Guide for Interpreting the Law (August 9, 2012)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the key factor for a judge's ruling is finding where the balance resides in a case. Margaret Warner interviews Justice Scalia about his new book, "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal...
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Veteran graffiti artist RISK on his evolving art form
"For more than 30 years, Los Angeles-based artist RISK has made the world his canvas, creating colorful murals on everything from highway overpasses -- known ..."
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The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university
Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans,
manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical
doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact
that's even more...